The effects of employee participation and work design on firm performance: A managerial perspective

Management Research News

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1-12

  Gyan Baffour, G ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employee involvement; Organizational performance; Productivity; Work design

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993110611     PISSN: 01409174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01409179910781689     Document Type: Article

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